Star · M4V
ULAS J130217.21+130851.2
ULAS J130217.21+130851.2 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4V in the constellation Virgo, 50.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 50.2 light-years (15.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 24.56 |
| Spectral type | M4V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.35 × 10⁻⁷ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00182 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 02m 17.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 08′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.50. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1976. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 891 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ULAS J130217.21+130851.2, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- α Com 5.34 light-years
- GJ 480 6.21 light-years
- Gl 481 6.31 light-years
- 2MASSW J1300425+191235 7.12 light-years
- GJ 1171 7.95 light-years
- 2MASS J12314753+0847331 8.14 light-years
- Gl 516A 8.50 light-years
- Gl 516B 8.56 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.